Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) in Macao
Macao: Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) was 18,646 in 2027. ▲ Rising
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons in Macao, 2005–2027
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Macao recorded 18,646 for total weekly hours worked of employed persons in 2027.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total weekly hours worked of employed persons in Macao peaked at 18,853 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 11,966, in 2005.
That places Macao 160th out of 188 countries with data for 2027, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) in Macao, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 11,966 | — |
| 2006 | 12,756 | +6.6% |
| 2007 | 13,815 | +8.3% |
| 2008 | 14,600 | +5.7% |
| 2009 | 14,763 | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 15,694 | +6.3% |
| 2011 | 16,041 | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 16,440 | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 17,124 | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 17,560 | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 17,297 | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 17,384 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 17,571 | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 17,897 | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 18,074 | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 17,607 | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 18,172 | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 17,926 | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 18,589 | +3.7% |
| 2024 | 18,853 | +1.4% |
| 2025 | 18,808 | -0.2% |
| 2026 | 18,738 | -0.4% |
| 2027 | 18,646 | -0.5% |
Macao compared with similar countries
- Macao's 18,646 is below the median for high income countries, which is 111,042, 17% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Macao's 18,646 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 155,259, 12% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13,580 | 11,966 | 14,763 | 5 |
| 2010s | 17,108 | 15,694 | 18,074 | 10 |
| 2020s | 18,417 | 17,607 | 18,853 | 8 |
Countries ranked near Macao
More work & labour data for Macao
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 208.94 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 66.82 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 420.81 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 2.74 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 0.769 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 206,074 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 117,019 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 64.99 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 2.38 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate -0.2761 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total weekly hours worked of employed persons in Macao?
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons in Macao was 18,646 in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest total weekly hours worked of employed persons recorded in Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 18,853 in 2024.
- What is the lowest total weekly hours worked of employed persons recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 11,966 in 2005.
- How does Macao rank for total weekly hours worked of employed persons?
- Macao ranks 160th out of 188 countries with data for 2027.
- Is total weekly hours worked of employed persons rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Macao data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Imputed observations are not based on national data, are subject to high uncertainty and should not be used for country comparisons or rankings.This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. This indicator refers to total weekly hours actually worked of employed persons in their main job. For more information, refer to the ILO Modelled Estimates (ILOEST) database description.